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Written question asked by Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 May 2016. It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Disclosure and Barring Service

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2015 to Question 19060, what the scope, aims and budget of the Disclosure and Barring Service Transformation Programme is.

Answer

The Disclosure and Barring Service is undertaking an IT-led transformation programme (Release 1) to reform the way it delivers its services. More information on R1, including its aims and costs can be found in DBS’ most recently published Annual Report and Accounts, link here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445942/DBS_ARA_2014_to_2015_accessible.pdf

The DBS is reliant on police forces completing their checks in a timely manner and the average turnaround time for disclosure checks will continue to be dependent on the operational effectiveness of respective forces.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36341
Session
2015-16
Related items
Vetting: Dorset
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Standards Disclosure and Barring Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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